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The Lodger

  • 1944
  • Approved
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
4.2K
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George Sanders and Merle Oberon in The Lodger (1944)
CrimeHorrorMysteryThriller

A landlady suspects that her new lodger is Jack the Ripper.A landlady suspects that her new lodger is Jack the Ripper.A landlady suspects that her new lodger is Jack the Ripper.

  • Director
    • John Brahm
  • Writers
    • Barré Lyndon
    • Marie Belloc Lowndes
  • Stars
    • Laird Cregar
    • Merle Oberon
    • George Sanders
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    4.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Brahm
    • Writers
      • Barré Lyndon
      • Marie Belloc Lowndes
    • Stars
      • Laird Cregar
      • Merle Oberon
      • George Sanders
    • 72User reviews
    • 53Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Laird Cregar
    Laird Cregar
    • Mr. Slade
    Merle Oberon
    Merle Oberon
    • Kitty Langley
    George Sanders
    George Sanders
    • Inspector John Warwick
    Cedric Hardwicke
    Cedric Hardwicke
    • Robert Bonting
    • (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
    Sara Allgood
    Sara Allgood
    • Ellen Bonting
    Aubrey Mather
    Aubrey Mather
    • Superintendent Sutherland
    Queenie Leonard
    Queenie Leonard
    • Daisy - the Maid
    Doris Lloyd
    Doris Lloyd
    • Jennie
    David Clyde
    David Clyde
    • Sergeant Bates
    Helena Pickard
    Helena Pickard
    • Annie Rowley…
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    • Plainclothesman
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Allen
    • Conductor
    • (uncredited)
    Jimmy Aubrey
    Jimmy Aubrey
    • Cab Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Joan Bayley
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (uncredited)
    Wilson Benge
    Wilson Benge
    • Vigilante
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Bevan
    Billy Bevan
    • Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    Ted Billings
    • News Vendor
    • (uncredited)
    Edmund Breon
    Edmund Breon
    • Manager
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John Brahm
    • Writers
      • Barré Lyndon
      • Marie Belloc Lowndes
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Merle Oberon fell in love with the film's cinematographer, Lucien Ballard, and they married the following year. Because of facial scars Oberon sustained in a car accident, Ballard developed a unique light for her that washed out any signs of her blemishes. The device is known to this day as the Obie (not to be confused with the Off-Broadway award).
    • Goofs
      The police inspector says that a fingerprint was taken from one of the Ripper murder scenes, and the inspector himself carries a vial of fingerprinting powder. However, the Ripper murders took place in 1888; the first criminal identification from fingerprints took place in Argentina in 1892, and the British police did not adopt fingerprinting until 1901.
    • Quotes

      Slade: You wouldn't think that anyone could hate a thing and love it too.

      Kitty Langley: You can't love and hate at the same time.

      Slade: You can! And it's a problem then...

    • Connections
      Featured in Creature Features: The Lodger/The Black Pit of Dr. M (1971)
    • Soundtracks
      What-cher, 'Ria!
      (ca 1885) (uncredited)
      Music by Bessie Bellwood
      Lyrics by Will Herbert
      Sung a cappella by a mob outside a pub

    User reviews72

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    7/10

    A quality production

    I haven't seen the Hitchcock original, although I have seen the 50's version Man in the Attic, starring Jack Palance, a film I liked. This 40's version of the novel is an equally fine movie, with an entertainingly creepy lead performance by Laird Cregar in the role as the lodger (Jack the bloomin' Ripper to you and me). The foggy London streets create nice atmosphere and the support cast all also contribute nicely. All-in-all, a quality production.
    • Red-Barracuda
    • Sep 19, 2021
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 19, 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Podstanar
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 2, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Budget
      • $800,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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